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Ring Road Pinch Points

The City’s Ring Road plays a vital role in providing access to the city centre, with improvements required to reduce congestion and accommodate key developments proposed as part of the Enterprise Zone. It is therefore proposed to take forward a package of initial improvements at Holloway Circus, Curzon Circle, Bordesley Circus and Haden Circus to enable growth in the Westside area, Digbeth, Eastside and support developments in Southside, specifically New Street Station and the new John Lewis department store. Proposals are also being developed for Ashted Circus.

A scheme to provide a signal-controlled one-way ‘hamburger’ lane through the centre of the roundabout, from A45 Small Heath Highway to the A4540 Ring Road north arm (Watery Lane Middleway) is being developed. The proposals include controlled pedestrian crossings on the main arms of the roundabout and a signal control of the informal cycle crossing point over the Ring Road to the north of the junction.

Update

Consultation for this scheme was completed in summer 2014.

Construction of the scheme is due to start on 1st June 2015 and will last for approximately 8 months.

If HS2 proceeds it is likely the existing roundabout will be replaced with a signalised crossroads junction. The measures to be implemented as part of the Pinch Point proposals are currently being prepared and are expected to be relatively minor in nature.

Update

Consultation for this scheme was completed in summer 2014.

Construction of the scheme is due to commence in July 2015 and will last approximately 3 months.

You can find further information about these schemes at the links below.